wrap up warm with october's record shop exclusivesas the days get colder and darker it’s time...
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Wrap up warm with October's
record shop exclusives🕸
Top October releases to watch out for as told by
Mark and Sarah from Loafers Vinyl & Coffee
Drenge Autonomy
(BMG Rights Management)
Fucked Up Dose Your Dreams
(Merge)
Haley Pleasureland
(Memphis Industries)
Kurt Vile Bottle It In
(Matador Records)
Molly Burch First Flower (Saddle Creek)
Laura Gibson Goners
(City Slang)
Estrons You Say I'm Too Much, I Say You're Not Enough
(Gofod Records)
Swearin' Fall Into The Sun
(Merge Records)
...And you can find a full list of record shop exclusive releases over on our website.
Loafers Vinyl & Coffee
Rustic Level, The Piece Hall, Halifax, HX1 1RE @loafersvinyl
As the days get colder and darker it’s time to wrap up warm with the record player and a stash of new record shop exclusives. Thankfully, we’ve got Mark and Sarah from behind the counter at Loafers Vinyl & Coffee to pick out some of their favourite October must haves.
MARK Primal Scream - Give Out But Don't Give Up To hear an unreleased album from a great band is what record buying is all about. Screamadelica is one of my favourite records. I love the unique sound of Primal Scream and Bobby Gillespie’s vocals. A band that has continued to write great songs with stunning musicianship. They have an edge, a real swagger and I’m looking forward to hearing how this record sounds, bearing in mind it goes back a few years to a time when they were so dynamic and, in your face, musically. SARAH Echo & The Bunnymen - The Stars, The Oceans & The Moon Ian McCulloch’s vocals are made for vinyl. I’ve always loved Killing Moon. As a band they’re a really visual in terms of their lyrics and the atmosphere they create in their music. Really excited to hear their current sound on vinyl.
MARK KT Tunstall - Wax I’ve always liked her music since she came on the scene with the echoing vocals on Cherry Tree. She’s quirky, unique and a brilliant singer. Be great to hear her new songs.
MARK Cranberries - Everybody Else Is Doing It What a band, amazing vocals, I grew up listening to their music. Again, nostalgia in hearing those songs on vinyl will be incredible but also quite sad to think Dolores isn’t around anymore. A real sad loss to music but she’s left behind some amazing songs, that really strike a chord with music lovers. Can’t wait to hear these tracks again, takes me back to a time when I was really discovering the wonder of music.
In conversation with... Loafers Vinyl & Coffee's
Mark Richardson
(Mark and Sarah in Loafers)
Give us the background... when and why did you decide to open your store Loafers?
I’m Mark and I grew up in Leeds but for the last 20 years I have lived in Halifax. After working in management within Financial Services for 20 years, I was made redundant at the beginning of 2017. I’d always wanted to own a record shop and once the opportunity to make it happen, in the stunning location of the Piece Hall in Halifax arose, I knew it was the right time to do it.
I LOVE music, all kinds of genres and there’s nothing better than playing great records in your shop, talking about the songs, the artists and seeing the shop full of music lovers. It’s great to see people enjoying the atmosphere, with a freshly ground coffee, which is an important aspect of the shop too. I really wanted to create a community place, a haven for music lovers to enjoy the eclectic selection of music on offer, drink great coffee and talk with other music fans... I love watching the shop when it’s bus and that’s what gives me the most enjoyment.
Tell us a little bit about your store? What's the vibe? It’s a real community place, which attracts people of all ages due to the broad selection of vinyl we stock. Because we’re situated within a huge Georgian building, (the last remaining Georgian cloth hall in the UK), we have a constant flow of footfall, in addition to our regular customers to the shop.
I also stock a variety of music related artwork, showcasing seminal bands and albums. This adds to the atmosphere and surroundings of Loafers and helps connect everyone’s love of music. We’ve built up a great customer base and there are people I see for coffee and records every week. These people have become good friends and when we host vinyl evenings, poetry, live music and coffee tasting, the space is always filled with my regulars who have become now part of the Loafers community.
It’s amazing that we’ve grown so quickly as a business and acquired such a brilliant and loyal customer base. I have loads of favourite customers but George Stubbs will always be the
most memorable. He was an 83-year-old man with no family as his wife had passed several years ago. George came into Loafers every Tuesday for coffee. We would play Simon & Garfunkel for him on the turntable. He became such a good friend we invited him for Christmas dinner with all our family last year. He was famous within the Piece Hall and is the coolest old man around! He sadly passed away in February but in his memory, we raised money for Age UK by selling mugs with his image on. So far, we’ve raised £700.
Can you remember the first record you sold in the shop? And the last?
The first record I sold was Homework by Daft Punk and the last was Simple Things by Zero 7, I love that album. The most memorable was probably Phantom of the Opera by Andrew Lloyd Webber. A lady queued for the album for 20 minutes on opening day. I recalled the story to Lloyd Webber himself when he visited the shop last October. He was really amused he still had the selling power!
Do you remember the first record shop you went in to? And do you remember the first record you bought?
My first visit to a record shop was Jumbo in Leeds as a kid where I bought Monster by REM. I loved that the place was just stacked with records and full of people with diverse musical taste. Flicking through my dad’s records as a child also formed my love of vinyl. Initially it was the artwork of The Eagles, ELO and Fleetwood Mac but once the needle hit the record that was it. I was totally fascinated with the sound, the crackles and the experience!
What is your favourite record shop (apart from your own!) and why?
I love Muse Music in Hebden Bridge, which is just down the road from Halifax and Trump Records in NYC is amazing. I had a great afternoon there back in 2004. I was literally snowed in as it was minus 30 degrees outside so kept warm in the record shop.
What's your most memorable record store experience?
As above and of course, opening my own and watching the last year unfold as a huge success with one of my favourite bands, Merrymaker, playing live in the shop on our 1st birthday celebration.
AND SOME ONE-LINERS TO GET TO KNOW YOU BETTER... What's the best gig you've ever been to? Ocean Colour Scene in Madrid 2016. What's your all-time favourite book? Manhunter by Thomas Harris What's your all-time favourite film? The Empire Strikes Back Star Wars
What would make up your desert island discs?
Rubber Soul – Beatles
Moon Safari – Air
Be Here Now – Oasis
Marchin Already – Ocean Colour Scene
Mirror Conspiracy – Thievery Corporation
Stanley Road – Paul Weller
Cold Fact - Rodriguez
Who would form your all-time Festival line-up? (past & present)
The Beatles, Simon & Garfunkel, Rodriguez, Oasis, Daft Punk, Faithless and Pink Floyd
What's your all-time favourite record?
Moseley Shoals – Ocean Colour Scene
National Album Day is just over
2 weeks away!
We're now only just over 2 weeks away from the UK celebrating its first ever National Album Day on Saturday 13th October 2018!
Albums mean everything to us and they are at the heart of what we do all day, every day at RSD HQ. We look forward to celebrating National Album Day with the best releases of the year so far, as well as the classics that we know and love so well.
Give @AlbumDayUK a follow for the all the updates:
Matt Berry
"If you are young, and love music, and cannot imagine your world without it, I think the physical album will always be there,
waiting for you to give that all-consuming, super intense
undivided attention."
Aurora
“The album is for me, not only a soundtrack to a moment of your life, but also a chance to take a
break from it. To listen to a whole story. And be on a whole
adventure."
J. Willgoose Esq
“I fully support National Album Day and want to thank them for highlighting the strength of the
album even in and amongst today's more episodic, fractured
media landscape.”
Classic Album Sundays x National Album Day Events
Sunday 7th October
Wednesday 10th October
KT TUNSTALL Royal Albert Hall, London
Event Info
ORBITAL Ace Hotel, London
Event Info
Thursday 11th October
BOBBY GILLESPIE HMV Oxford Street, London
Event Info
Saturday 13th October
THURSTON MOORE John Peel Centre, Suffolk
Event Info
Sunday 14th October
RAY DAVIES John Peel Centre, Suffolk
Event Info
Record Tokens
Record Tokens are the perfect gift to give to any music lover, give the gift of choice.
Redeemable in record shops nationwide across the UK.
For more information head over to: http://www.recordtokens.co.uk/
Remember 1) Everything in the newsletter was correct at the time it was sent. But sometimes things can
change, so double check with your record shop for updates on the releases. 2) Not all shops will have the same titles in. We'd recommend checking in with your local shop in advance to see if they've got the release you're after in stock. They might be able to order it in for
you, or you may find it in another shop using the store locator above!
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